National Service Graduate Fellowship

The Graduate School will offer National Service Graduate Fellowships to students who
have previously provided service to the United States of America. Eligible graduate
students will receive a fellowship that will reduce their tuition rate.

The primary goal of the National Service Graduate Fellowship is to better meet the
needs of students who have provided service to our country and allow them to bring
their wealth of real-world experience to Michigan Tech.

Who’s eligible?

The National Service Graduate Fellowship is awarded to on-campus and online, degree
and non-degree seeking graduate students in one of the following three categories:

What do fellowship recipients receive?

Eligible students who are accepted into the Graduate School will be notified once
their required documentation has been received and verified. Recipients of the National
Service Graduate Fellowship will receive a tuition award reducing their graduate tuition
rate.

Please note that the award amount may vary from year to year. Students may have certain
GPA requirements that must be maintained to continue to receive funding.

How do I apply for the fellowship?

Eligible students should note their category of eligibility on their Graduate School
application and upload the appropriate form of documentation to MyMichiganTech (line
item: NSGF Documentation). Students already accepted into the Graduate School should
contactCarol Wingersonto apply.

If you have any additional questions on the application process please contact theGraduate School by emailor phone (906-487-2327).

Eligibility requirements

Military personnel

Eligible individuals are active duty military personnel, honorably discharged veterans,
and military retirees.

This includes all personnel listed in the Title 10 US Code, including DoD (USA, USAF,
USMC, USN), Department of Homeland Security (USCG), Department of Commerce (NOAA)
and the Department of HHS (UP Public Health Service. Eligible veterans are individuals
honorably discharged in one of the previously mentioned organizations. Retirees are
veterans who have served honorably for 20 or more years.

You must be able to provide one of the following forms of documentation:

AmeriCorps volunteers

Eligible individuals will have completed one full-time term of service (at least 1,700
hours over one year or less) or have completed at least 15% of a full-term contract
but have had to leave the program for compelling personal reasons as determined and
approved by the AmeriCorps Program Director.

You must be able to provide one of the following forms of documentation:

Peace Corps volunteers

Eligible individuals will have completed the full two-year tour of Peace Corps service,
or a full tour minus up to 90 days of emergency leave; were granted “early close of
service” or “interrupted service” status as a result of circumstances beyond their
control; or were medically separated and have completed a year of service, including
training.

You must be able to provide the following form of documentation:

Peace Corps Description of Service (DOS)

To access copies of your DOS you can contact: Volunteer and PSC Financial Services
at 800.424.8580 ext. 1770 or 202.692.1770